NEWS OF PEOPLE
PAPER COMPANIES
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.
The company named Joseph Lane production mgr. for Nekoosa Papers, Port Edwards, Wis.
AVENOR INC.
The company has made changes to its marketing and sales team. Tamara Pope becomes v.p., marketing; Bob Burgess becomes v.p., sales; and Paul Butler becomes dir., sales development.
BUCKEYE CELLULOSE CORP.
The company has announced that it is dividing its business into the Specialty Cellulose Div. and the Absorbent Products Div., and three corporate operations. Paul N. Horne and George B. Ellis have been named new sr. v.p.s for commercial matters and manufacturing, respectively. The Absorbent Products Div. will be managed by new sr. v.p.s Kristopher J. Matula, commercial matters, and E. Al Eppinger, manufacturing. The corporate operations will be headed by new sr. v.p.s B. Jerry and L. Huff, for upstream research and development; David H. Whitcomb, for finance and accounting; and Henry P. Doggrell, for corporate affairs.
MEAD CORP.
Steven A. Hudson was recently named environmental mgr., in charge of pollution prevention and waste minimization for MeadÕs Publishing Paper Div. Rumford mill. Additionally, Rudolph J. Papaik was named tech. mgr., in charge of process and project engineering, process control, quality and environmental control; and Glenn D. Poulin was named pulp production mgr., responsible for mechanical and kraft pulping..
INTERNATIONAL PAPER, FINE PAPERS DIV.
Linda Powell has been named national accounts mgr. She will have responsibility of Beckett Papers as well as Strathmore and Hammermill Premiums.
CHESAPEAKE CORP.
Chesapeake Corp. has named Jack C. King v.p., forest resources and Robert F. Schick v.p., containers.
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORP.
The company has named Herbert K. Graham v.p. and resident mgr. of the Louisiana paper mill operations. He succeeds Joe O. Harper, who has recently retired.
KIEFFER PULP MILLS
Gina K. Banc has recently been named customer service mgr.
AMERICAN TISSUE CORP.
The company has named Roland L. Gasper CFO.
DAISHOWA-MARUBENI INTERNATIONAL LTD.
The company has named Don Horutko mill mgr. of the Peace River Pulp Div.
REPUBLIC PAPERBOARD COMPANY
The company recently named James M. Lambert dir. of engineering. Lambert will coordinate capital, environmental, and energy projects in addition to joining a search team tobanalyze potential acquisitions.
CARTER HOLT HARVEY LTD. (CHH)
The company has announced that pulp, paper, and tissue chief exec. George O'Brien will return to International Paper Corp. where he served as CFO before joining CHH in 1992. Kent Blumberg and Doug McKay will assume O'BrienÕs duties.
FRASER PAPERS
Rob Henry has joined the company as Southeast sales rep.
BECKETT PAPERS
George Dubois has been named tech. service rep.
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.
The company has named Larry R. Versteegh, v.p., regulatory and clinical development.
STRATHMORE PAPERS
The company announced the promotion of Robert Daigneault as new business development mgr., printing papers, and Margaret Conklin as mgr., marketing communications, fine printing papers. Diane Blednick has been appointed mgr., text and cover papers.
SUPPLIERS
Weston, Inc.
The company has announced that exec. v.p. Patrick G. McCann will be the new COO.
AHLSTROM MACHINERY GROUP
The company has made several new appointments: Drew Kovacs, dir., PM approach systems; Ron Chandler, southwest regional sales mgr.; Jim Murray, mid-southeast regional sales mgr.; and Keith Meyer, v.p., recycled fiber systems.
JACOBS-SIRRINE ENGINEERS
Gerald Powell has been promoted to mgr. pulp and paper projects for the Greenville, S.C., office.
MILLENIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS
Robert E. Lee has recently been named pres. and CEO. He replaces Donald V. Borst, who is retiring. Lee will continue as a dir. of the parent company, Millennium Chemicals, Inc. and as vice chairman of MillenniumÕs operations committee.
SCAPA DRYER FABRICS
Ken McCormick has recently joined the company as southern sales mgr.
THERMO WEB SYSTEMS
The company has recently announced the following promotions: Eric Langevin has been appointed v.p. of operations and Lee Huff has been named gen. mgr. of profiling systems. The promotion for Huff comes just moths after being appointed national sales mgr.
BUCKMAN LABORATORIES
Tim Meek was recently promoted to department mgr., knowledge transfer. He will manage Buckman's information systems. D.D. Smith has joined the organization as sr. papermaker, papermaking technologies group.
NATIONAL SEAL COMPANY
Gene Surprenant was recently named general mgr., piping and gas collection systems division. Surprenant will be responsible for managing the new growth of the division.
AUBURN ENVIRONMENTAL
The company has recently named Kay Ramsey v.p., sales and marketing.
TURBOCARE
The Div. of Demag Delaval Turbo-machinery Corp. has appointed James W. Williams to the position of gen. mgr., Houston operations.
MAXSON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO.
The company has recently announced that Erin D. Erni will assume responsiblities as international sales dir.
MARSDEN INC.
Mark Longacre has been named pres. of the company. John J. Flanagan and Andrew W. Levan have joined the firm as project/mechanical engr. and as controls engr., respectively.
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS INC.
Robert A. McDonald was recently promoted to business mgr., paper chemicals group.
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT
Sid Smith has recently been named dir. of industry operations for the paper, power, and refining industries. The company has also announced the following appointments: Jim Nyquist, v.p. and gen. mgr.; Len Walton, marketing dir.; H. Paul Timm, dir., business management; and Kevin Jackson, dir. of the Local Solutions Integrator (LSI) Channel.
INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
Andrew G. Mueller has been named exec. v.p., operations. Richard H. Trampenau has also been appointed v.p. for commercializationÑa new position within the company.
RAYTHEON ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS
The Rust Div. announced the following new appointments: Jurgen D. Kramer and Percy E. Brooks joined as sr. consultants for OPTEC, Pulp & Paper Product Line. Gary E. Keller also joined as senior staff engr., Pulping Process Group. William B. Matthews was named regional dir., international pulp and paper sales, Latin America. Kenneth C. Eklund was named regional dir., international pulp and paper sales, Asia.
THE FALK CORP.
Michael J. OÕConnor has joined Fred J. Sarbello in the Northeast office sales office.
ASSOCIATIONS
AMERICAN PAPER MACHINERY ASSOCIATION
The APMA recently elected Mark A. Redding (group v.p. of Beloit Corp.) as its president, and David Antoniazzi (pres., SHW, Inc.) will serve as v.p. Serio Torza (v.p. Pulp & Paper of Andritz Sprout-Bauer, Inc.) will be secy., and Jan-Eric Bergstedt will be treas.
WISCONSIN PAPER COUNCIL
The Council has elected the following members to serve as its exec. committee: Harold J. Bergman (pres. and CEO, Riverside Paper Corp.) as chairman, (succeeds C.H. "Chuck" Wood); Daniel D. King (pres. and CEO, Wausau Paper Mills Comp.), as chairman-elect; and G.M. "Buck" Evans (pres. and CEO, Consolidated Papers, Inc.) as vice chairman. Also serving on the exec. committee are Bruno CarrŽ, Daniel R. Olvey, William Raaths, John F. "Jack" Rowley, and Thomas H. Schmidt. Terry Borchardt will serve as the association's treas.
PAPER INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME
The advisory board has recruited the following members: Scott A. Baumruck (exec. v.p., PIMA, Robert C. Buchanan (pres. and CEO, Fox Valley Crop.), Leif Christensen (pres. and gen. mgr., Manistique Papers Inc.), James L. Ferris (pres., IPST), Wayne H. Gross (exec. dir., TAPPI), Fred Herbolzheimer, Jr. (retired pres., Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co.), Werner Kade (pres. Voith Sulzer Paper Technology), John A. Luke Jr. (pres. and CEO, Westvaco Corp.), W. Henson Moore (pres. and CEO, AFPA), Thomas C. Norris (chairman, pres. & CEO, P.H. Glatfelter Co.]), Robert E. Page (group v.p., Beloit Corp.), C.H. "Chuck" Wood (v.p. and mill mgr., Weyerhaeuser).
AWARDS
RHINELANDER PAPER COMPANY
Rhinelander Paper, along with Dept. of Natural Resources employee Duane Lahti, are co-recipients of the 1997 John Brogan Enviromental Achievement Award. Among many accomplishments, Rhinelander was recognized for its work with the Univ. of Wisconsin in developing a benficial use for "fibercake"-a combination of wood fibers and organic residuals from the papermaking process.
RETIREMENTS
RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Joe O. Harper recently retired as v.p. and res. mgr. of the Louisiana paper mill operations in West Monroe.
GREEN BAY PACKAGING, INC.
Paul Eads, v.p. and gen. mgr., Tulsa Div., has recently announced his retirement. Eads joined Southwest Packaging as prod. mgr. in 1977 and held that position through the merger with Green Bay in 1987. In 1995, he was promoted to gen. mgr., and he was elected a v.p. in March 1996. Jim O. Young, v.p. and gen.man., Fort Worth Div., assumes responsibility for the Tulsa Division.
OBITUARIES
Paul H. Groth and his wife Elaine died Apr. 30 in a car accident in Wisconsin. He was 77. Groth was the retired pres. and CEO of Riverside Paper Corp., Appleton.
Kenneth G. Haggerty died May 17 of cancer at age 53. Haggerty was a sr. v.p. with GilmanPaper Co.
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